Ben Mills, who was runner up in third place in X Factor 2006, has announced that he will be doing a UK tour of his own this winter and tickets, costing £23 went on sale on Friday 16 February.

Ben will be playing a total of 16 dates over a three-week period, kicking off in Newcastle on 9th November.

Ben Mills tour dates are listed as follows:

November 9 - Newcastle, City Hall
November 10 - Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium
November 11 - Aberdeen, Music Hall
November 13 - Ipswich, Regent Theatre
November 14 - Birmingham, Symphony Hall
November 16 - Blackburn, King George’s Hall
November 17 - Liverpool, Philharmonic
November 18 - Manchester, Apollo
November 20 - Leicester, De Montfort Hall
November 21 - Plymouth, Pavilion
November 22 - Poole, Lighthouse
November 23 - Bristol, Colston Hall
November 25 - Bradford, St George’s Hall
November 26 - Cardiff, St David’s Hall
November 27 - Brighton, Dome
November 28 - London, Shepherds Bush Empire

After performing at an industry showcase on Wednesday 7 February at the Beverley Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, X Factor winner Leona Lewis was then signed by Clive Davies (who discovered Whitney Houston) securing a massive 5 million pound, 5 album U.S record deal.

Leona said “I am just overwhelmed. I can’t believe everything has happened so fast, from winning the X Factor to coming to LA.”

Her manager Simon Cowell stated: “We’ll do everything in our power to make her an international star. I’ve always said that she is the next Whitney Houston and I believe it.”